Clutch mechanism for drawing-presses and the like.



ADRIANOE & A. UALLESON. CLUTCH MECHANISM FOR. DRAWING PRESSES AND THE LIKE APPLICATION FILED JUHE 25, 1908. I 984,253. Patentefi Feb.14,1911.

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W/TNESSES ATTORNEY-S;

B. ADRIANGE & A. GALL ESON. CLUTCH MECHANISMFOR DRAWING PRESSES AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25, 1908.

Patented Feb.. 14, 1911.

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WITNESSES OALLESON,

SSES AND THE LIKE. APPLIQATIOH FILED JUNE 25, 1908.

Patented Feb.14,1911.

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WITNESSES A TTOHNEYS.

B. ADRIANCE & A. OALLESON. CLUTCH MEGHANISM FOR DRAWING PRESSES AND THE LIKE.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 25, 190B.

Patented Feb. 14,1911.

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Wa /4mm m /WENTORS,

W/ TNE SSE S essees.

rnrir stares To cqZZiiJhom it may concern:

lie it known that we, BENJAMIN ADRIANOE 'aULlAZMGS CALLnsoN, citizens of the United btates, residing in Brooklym county of new, State ot New York have invented s-crti'lin new and. useful Improvements in Clutc and the L ke; and we do hereby declare the h" liileehanisms t'or Drawing-Presses 'f 'illowingao be a full, clear, and exact clescription ot the invention, such as Wlll en- -'able-otliers skilled in the art; to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference 'heiug had to the accompanying drawings-,2 and to letters of .retermice marked t ier eon, which form a part of this specific-w titinf f i Our invention relates to means ior cont' oiling the operation of parts requiring considrrahle power to overcome inertia and set.

emailmotion and to overcome momentum 'ahdTl'Jring them to a standstill, as, for ins ance, the plunger and accessory mechanism of hiaehir s of the eha racterof drawing aldri'iung shaft or the like and the organism required to be set moving intermittently, and a' n ovel means for controlling the clutch mechanism.

Qur invention will he found fully illus strated in the aceompaniyng drawings wherein, I

Figure 1 is a, View in side elevation of a i i'lr a wing press provided with our improved controlling means; Fig. 2 is a front view of son ueh of the drmving press comprises o" l 'i'i ieclnmisn'x, a certain spring being ren, oved; Fig. 3 is aplan view of said mecha- "lfritl ig. 4 a vertical. sectional View on tho Kai-Pg): o l l i 3; Figs. 5 t3 and 7 illustrate details; Fig. 8 is an enlarged side view ot thoicluteln viewing the same from the .saiue standpoint asfil: a 'ipears in Fig. 1; Fig.

i v 9 1s side View oi said clutch, on the same 'e as his. 8 viewing the same from the teside ol 'the roar-hunt as it appears id id tit oh,"

Specification of Letters Patent.

' The pinion end of sleeve e l ,li .{;'.,l() is asectional View, taken the par-ta viewsillustirating do;

humanist ADRIANCE AND AMOS oALLssoN, or BRGOKLYN, roan; earn CALLESON ASSIGNOR T0 SAID ADRIANCE.

CLUTCH MECHANBSM FDR DRAWING-PRESSES AND LIKE.

The frame of the machine (only a part of which is shown in the aceoi'npanying drawings but which may be seen in full in our Letters Patent No. 818,80?) designatel by the reference character a and. in it jmtfinaled the main Y) which it will be understood is rotated continuously by means of a belt and pulley as illustrated in the Letters Patent referred to.

2 designates a gear wheel represei'lting the part to be 'ztlternately driven and brought to a standstill and d1 oesignate a. pinion which is formed as a part of a sleeve and which inter-meshes with said gear WilQGh the sleeve being freely revol-uhle on shaft 7), or rather on an anti-friction liningsleeve f interposed between. sleeve e and said sha abuts agai eccentric g which keyed to the shall and which in turn abuts against the l ranie at.

The end ol. shait't i) is termed with a squared portion it and a reduced portion or extremity 'i, and on the squared portion arranoed a t ri tion-disk To each face or this trietion disk, near the periphery thereof, secured a wood ring Au, whereL a good frictional content between the dish and certain other parts to he described is deriveih and in order to ventilate this portion of the friction-disk and thus prevent overl'ieating the same while the fric ional action is PHI ceeding the :triction-dislc is termed withfan annular series of ducts Z entering the from its outer face and exttnding'tirst ii an the points of entry in a direction opposite to that of the rotation of the friction and then extending toward and dischaig at the periphery of said friction -d (1 is the collar m of the hollow clutch-binly n, the v ame comprising the disk-portion 0 and cylhidrieal portion pflhe disltiiortion 0 is ani'iularly grooved on its outer face, as at to receive the rear or inner ring in and the inner diameter of the cylindrical portion is such that some space '1' is lel t, hehveen the inner surface thereof and the peripher of the 'lrictionalisk so that the eooliuf air entering the ducts Z may have ac ess oelween at this point and (XlltlllFll llll'tlllsi the \en .h oles l If .desiginites, a seri r-iol thrustpim ponemung thocylindrii-al portion of the elute body parallel with its axis and lying against the inside face of its cylindrical portion; each of these has a shoulder u on the inside at its outer end and its inner end threaded. it being free to move longitudinally in the clutch-body. On the threaded portion of each the screws 2. The toothed ring 3 is adapted to be adjusted rotatively by a spanner or other similarimplement and for this purpose is provided with the spanner holes 3; in order to l'tltttlltllfWllelB ad uSted, springpressed friction plugs 4c are arranged back of it in recesses 5 in the back of the clutchbody (Figs. 10 and 1a).

In the cylindrical portion of the clutchbody outside of the friction-disk is arranged the friction-ring 6, the same having the integral pairs of lugs 7 disposed on the outer face thereof near the peripheryand so as to coincide with the thrust-pins t, the outer end of each of which stands between the lugs in each pair. A pin 8 is arranged in each pair of lugs, the same forming a fulcrum for a thrust-lever 9 having a hardened metal jaw 10 which is adapted to engage the shoulder u of the corresponding thrust assuming device t; the friction-ring 6 may be recessed,

as at 11, to permit free movement of the thrust-levers. The several thrust-levers are connected by links or toggles 12 with a thrust-cap 13 arranged on the reduced-portion 2' of shaft 6, a lining sleeve 14 being preferably interposed between said thrustcap and the shaft. The thrust-cap is nor mally pressed outwardly by a spiral spring 15 seated in an axial recess 16 in the end of the shaft and abuttingat one end. against the end of said recess and at the other end against a shoulder 17 on a pin 18 which penetrates the cap'axially and is secured in the cap by the clamping action of said shoulder and a nut 19 arranged on the protruding threaded end 20 of said pin. It will be ob served that upon the cap 13 being pressed inwardly, the action of the toggles incident thereto is to turn the thrust-levers on their pivots which, upon hearing against the tl'n-ust-pins t, force the friction'ring inwardly and cause it to compress between it and the disk-portion of the clutch-body the frictiondisk; when the pressure on the thrust-cap is relieved, the spring 15 returns the thrustcap and toggles and thrust-levers to their 1n1 tial positions, and in order at this time to move the friction-ring 6 out of contact with the friction disk spring-actuated plugs .21 are arranged'in the clutch-body back of the friction-ring in recesses 22. It will be observed that on the initial contact of the frictionring, friction-disk and disk-portion of the lut body when, these parts are brough int clamping action with each other there will be a torsional strain on the friction ring"tending to move it rotatively ahead of the clutch-body; the friction-ring is therefore peripherally grooved, as at 23, to receive the blocks 24 having studs 25 set in holes 26 in the cylindrical portion of the clutch-body. v

2?.is a strengthening steel band surrounding the outer portion ofthe clutch-body, which latter is preferably made of cast iron.

The clutch is brought into action so as to transmit power from the shaft 6 to the gear-' wheel 0 and a checking action effected with. respect to said gear-Wheel as follows: A

bracket 28 is bolted to the frame a and in this bracket is fulcrumed the bell-crank lever 29 which carries at its free or outer end a setscrew 30 having a lock-nut 31, said setscrew being adapted to bear against the pin 18 when the lever is moved to throw the clutch into operation. This lever carries a block 32 in which isarranged a bearing piece 33 recessed at opposed points to receive the rounded ends of pins 34 which at their other ends (also roundedlseatin the bearing pieces 35 having threaded shanks which are screwed into the brake levers 36 and held where adjusted by the lock-nuts 37; the brake-levers are drawn toward each other by the spiral spring 38 and their free ends are arranged one above and the other below the cylindrical portion of the clutchbody, being fulcrumed in the bracket'28.

The brake-levers carry friction-blocks 39 adapted to bear against the periphery of the clutch-body. 29 is moved, so it either throws the clutch into action or, throughthe brake-levers, ap-

plies a frictional brakin action to the clutch-body, this latter action being the result of the pins'34 being forced by the lever 29 from a buckled disposition toward a more or less true alinement with each other. The spring 15 is stronger than the spring 38, so that the brake-levers normally frictionally engage the clutch-body and hold the same from the drag of the shaft 6, while the Thus, according as" the lever clutch is held in its open "or disestablished condition.

40 is a hand-lever for controlling the position ofthe lever '29 manually, thesame being fulcrumed inthe bracket 28 and having a depending portion 41 which is adapted to impinge against the back of a block 4-2 on lever 29 when the hand-lever ispulled outwardly. By manipulating this lever, the

operator can cause the gear-wheel cto be but upon depressing the treadh eonnects said arm with the ireadle l. i ned lei. n lly held in the base of the frame elevated by the spring it).

the spring; 30 is i'iormally to in such position that the block plane slightly below tlnt of? t is raised and this brings the plane of block 42 that, g 1S reciprocating the arm sehst i sition to which it is thus in:

dog 51 is provided, the nan'ie h on the bracket 28 above the a positionas to be supported by i,

When-the lever 29 is retracted but, when the block is withdrawn from beneath tne name, to fall hack of the same and time loel: the

lever 29 against a return movement, being; then supported hythe block iii o aria ,t. In order to insure the movemeit-t oi the dog; to the locking positin it my earn; the spring-pressed plug ada aed to press against a part of the frame when the dog is elevated. ln manually controlling the operation of the gear-wheel o by me us of lever 40 it Will be understood that it is not desired that the dog: should art to loci; the lever 29 in its acting position; the dog is therefore formed with an overhang Fri: which is engaged by a pin on the lever 4.0 when the latter is drawn outwardly, thus holding:

' the dog out of looking relation to lever 29.

The automatic stopping of the gear-wheel Y and accessory mechanism may be aeeonrplished by a roller 56 carried by the gearwheel and adapted. once in every revolution oi the latter, to wipe against a roller 57 on the dog- 51 and trip the dog into its idle position should it at that time he deprtascd,

loclqihg' the lever 29 in its iii-ting pmition.

jecting from the part .tormine' the houaine; into said housing and beyond the trietioin did: and said other part, said other part lie-- ing movable axiallyto and from the 'l'rie tion-di. i, thrust-levers pivoted in said other part within the houaing and engaged with said tln'ust-assuming devices, and in ans l'or aetuatii'le' the thrustdevers. vsubatantiaily :1: described.

2. in a friction clutch, the conibinaiirn ot' member to be rotated, and a driving it.(lltl)tl 't'rictionally enganeable with the til-at member, the portion ol aaid driving); membrr engaged by the [irat member having;- penetrating ventilating openiir extending radially and disclnureing at the peripl said member and having their (l'lllzlllt't ex tending: oppositely to the direction oi rotation of the driving member, substantially as. described.

3. In a clutch mechanism, the comhinzr tion of a member to be rotated. a drivinnmember axially alined tlut-rewith, and mean tor effecting); the movement of one ol said members to and from the otlnr (Itllillll f thrust-as:-:uming devicea having; threaded portion-e. nuts :arrang'ed on the threaded portions ot said thrust-assuming devices and means or etl rctin the simultamwan rot lion oi the nuts on thethrustaismznin devices. whereby to adjust said mnohamsm. saibstantial v as described.

lln a clutch mechanism. the combination ot a member to be rotated, a drivin; member axially aiin'sd therewith and meam: i'or r-tl ecting' the movement of one ot' vaaid members, to aml from thr other omprising: tl;ru.-=t-ar-suming devires having tln aded portions, peripherally toothed nuns arranged on the threaded portions of said thruste asfitlllllllg devil-ea and each being rcvoluhle in one 0'! said members, and a toothed ring, rev oluble in said membenand meshing with said toothed nuts. substantially as (learribed.

The combination of a support, a rotated member,a driving member adapted to engage the rotated member, one oi said members being movable into and out ofpower-transmitting engagement with the other member, a lever controlling: the movable member, a lev -r-controlling part movable into an operative, and also into an mo erative, position relatively to said lever, nirans for actuating said lever-eont'rolling part from the driving; member. and means for moving said lever-eontrolling part "from one to the other of its operative and inoperative positions. substantially as described.

6. The combination of a suitable support. a rotary member. a driving member adapted to engage the rotary member, one of said members being movable into and out of power-transmitting engagement with the other, spaced levers fulcrumed in said nupporton substantially parallel fulcrums, a

part controlling the movable member and movable m a plane extending transversely of a line joining corresponding ends of the levers, means, comprising devices projecting in opposite directions from said part toward said levers, for transmitting power from said part to said levers, a moving actuating part actuated from the driving member, and means for moving said actuating part into position to engage said first-named part, substantially as described.

7. The combination of a support, a rotated member, a driving member adapted to engage the rotated member, one of. said members being movable into and out of power -transmitting engagement with the other member, a lever controlling the movable member, an oscillating lever-controlling part movable into an operative, and also into an inoperative, position relatively to said lever, means for oscillating said levercontrolling part from the driving member, and means for moving said lever-controlling part from one to the other of its operative and inoperative positions, substantially as described. v

8. The combination of a suitable support, a rotated member, a driving member adapted to engage the rotated member, one of said members being movable into and out of power transmitting engagement with the other, a lever controlling the movable member, a moving actuating part actuated from the driving member, means for moving said actuating part into position to engage said lever, and means for locking said lever in the position to which it is moved by the actuating part, substantially as described.

9. The combination of a support, a r0 tated member, a driving member, means for and movable into and out of position to ensaid means, and means for automatically locking the first-named means in the position to which it is movediby said actuating part, substantially as described.

1.1. The combination of a suitable support, a part to be rotated, means for controlling the rotation of said part, a moving actuating part movable into position to engage said means, and means for automatically locking said means in the position to which it is moved by said actuating part, said firstnamed part being engageable with said looking means to cause the same to unlock the controlling means, substantially as described.

I n testimony, that we'claim the foregoing, we have hereunto set our hands this 22 day of June 1908.

BENJAMIN Anni-anon. AMOS CALLESON.

Witnesses:

W. J. HORN, JAMES VAN WICKLEN. 

